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九

九 — nine

On
キュウ, ク
Kun
ここの, ここのつ
Strokes
2
JLPT
N5
School grade
1

Common words with 九

  • 十九じゅうきゅうnineteen; 19Common
  • 九きゅうnine; 9Common

    彼は「九時だ」と言った。
    He said, "It's nine o'clock."

  • 九州きゅうしゅうKyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)Common

    彼は九州へ旅立った。
    He has left for Kyushu.

  • 九九くくmultiplication table; times tableCommon
  • 千九百年代せんきゅうひゃくねんだいthe 1900sCommon
  • 九つここのつnineCommon
  • 九重ここのえninefoldCommon
  • 北九州きたきゅうしゅうKitakyushu (city)Common
  • 九分くぶnine parts; ninety percent; mostlyOccasional
  • 九死きゅうしnarrowly averting deathOccasional
  • 四十九日しじゅうくにちforty-ninth day after a person's deathOccasional
  • 九チューnineRare
  • 九人きゅうにんnine peopleRare
  • 第九だいくninthRare
  • 九回きゅうかいnine timesRare
  • 九生きゅうしょうnine lives (of a cat)Rare
  • 九歳きゅうさいnine-year-old; nine year oldRare
  • 九州人きゅうしゅうじんKyūshū native; person from KyūshūRare
  • 九地きゅうちvery low landRare
  • 九夏きゅうかsummerRare

With the N5 kanji, you can read 20 words that use 九.

  • 九 きゅう nine; 9
  • 十九 じゅうきゅう nineteen; 19
  • 九九 くく multiplication table; times table
  • 九つ ここのつ nine
  • 四十九日 しじゅうくにち forty-ninth day after a person's death

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